Comments on: Another injection coming up … ?

By: pollyannapenguin

pollyannapenguin — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:06:08 +0000

LOL! Thanks Wren – I’ll send some positive mind rays at your weather systems in return so that you don’t get any more storms!

By: Wren

Wren — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:01:11 +0000

I’m sending positive mind-rays at your GP, Penguin, so she’ll do your injection without a hitch. And I’m also concentrating on how WELL the injection will work to ease your shoulder pain. Having had many bad flares in my shoulders, I know how frustrating and even disabling a painful shoulder can be. I’m always amazed at how much everything we do involves shoulder movement. When it works right we don’t even notice.

Wishing you the best of luck, m’dear.

By: pollyannapenguin

pollyannapenguin — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:51:50 +0000

Thanks Warm Socks – I appreciate the reassurance!! I just hope I can get the injection from the GP!

By: pollyannapenguin

pollyannapenguin — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:50:46 +0000

Good point Andrew, bad semantics Polly! What I really meant was it’s not RA – rather than ‘it’s not RA related’! As you say, it could well be RA related!

By: WarmSocks

WarmSocks — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:18:07 +0000

I’ve had numerous cortisone injections in my shoulders, and all but one of mine were wonderfully effective. Haven’t had one in the knee to compare, but it’s much better than the one I had in my hip (trochanteric bursitis).

I much prefer to see my family physician for steroid injections. He uses kenalog, and everyone else (2 rheumys, and the ortho) uses depo medrol, so I don’t know if it’s the different medicine, or if he’s just way better at it than everyone else.

You probably don’t need to dread a shoulder injection. I actually look forward to them because they are so beneficial. Good luck!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:12:19 +0000

Sorry about the shoulder pain. Are they talking steroid injection? How do you know it’s not RA related? RA can attack soft tissue including tendons. I’ve had recent pain and popping in my shoulder and my rheumy says its likely caused by RA.